Information panels should be manned by judicial people: SC
September 13th, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday held that the Central Information Commission and state information commissions are forums performing quasi-judicial functions and thus these should be manned ... Read more...
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Plea on Kudankulam project filed in Delhi High Court
August 25th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 25 (IANS) A plea was filed in the Delhi High Court against the department of atomic energy (DAE) and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) for ... Read more...
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Court stays order to make president’s donations public
July 13th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) A division bench of Delhi High Court Friday stayed its single judge's order ruling that donations made by the President of India out of public ... Read more...
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Court blocks Narayanan-Vajpayee letters on Gujarat riots (Lead)
July 11th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside the Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing disclosure of the correspondence between then president K.R. Narayanan and prime ... Read more...
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Court blocks Narayanan-Vajpayee letters on Gujarat riots
July 11th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday set aside the Central Information Commission (CIC) order allowing disclosure of the correspondence between then president K.R. Narayanan and prime ... Read more...
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Delhi transit system comes under RTI Act: High court
July 8th, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Upholding a Central Information Commission (CIC) order, the Delhi High Court has held that the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) is a public ... Read more...
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No disclosure of names of donors to PM’s relief fund: Court
July 6th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday set aside a Central Information Commission (CIC) order for disclosing the names of institutional donors to the Prime Minister's National ... Read more...
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Allahabad High Court ex-judge commits suicide (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 6:09 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 14 (IANS) Former Allahabad High Court judge M.A. Khan committed suicide early Thursday by jumping from his fourth-floor flat in the posh Gomtinagar area of Lucknow.Police said ... Read more...
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President comes under RTI, make donations public: Court (Lead)
June 14th, 2012 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Donations made by the President of India out of public funds do not pertain to his or her personal information, the Delhi High Court Thursday ... Read more...
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Basic rights denied at Kudankulam: Report
June 4th, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 4 (IANS) The central and Tamil Nadu governments should stop harassing people protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and withdraw cases registered against them, a report ... Read more...
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Donations by president: Information panel’s order stayed
May 29th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order to the government to disclose the donations made by the president on humanitarian ... Read more...
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School marks can’t be revealed under RTI: Court
May 27th, 2012 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Delhi High Court has ruled that the marks secured by a student in the secondary school examination cannot be obtained even under the Right to ... Read more...
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Government gets Delhi High Court contempt notice
May 9th, 2012 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued a contempt notice to the government on a petition filed by an RTI activist alleging failure to fill up ... Read more...
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Rent dues notice to Meira Kumar withdrawn
May 8th, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The urban development ministry has withdrawn a notice for recovery of nearly Rs.2 crore rent dues from Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar for use ... Read more...
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Anti-Kudankulam activists willing to withdraw protest
May 7th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 7 (IANS) Even as they have decided to return their voter identity cards, the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) activists under the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) ... Read more...
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Emergency records missing from PMO
March 21st, 2012 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) The government Wednesday said records pertaining to the imposition of emergency in India in 1975 have gone missing from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and ... Read more...
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Hasten appointments in transparency panel: Court (Lead)
February 15th, 2012 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The government was Wednesday directed by the Delhi High Court to frame rules granting autonomy to the Central Information Commission (CIC) for filling up ... Read more...
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Is CIC empowered to prosecute for perjury? Court issues notice
December 23rd, 2011 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the Department of Personnel Training (DOPT) on a plea seeking its direction on whether the Central Information ... Read more...
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Government gets notice on information panel vacancies (Lead)
December 14th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and the Central Information Commission (CIC) on a petition seeking filling up of vacancies ... Read more...
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Court stays information panel’s order to RBI on RTI plea
December 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday stayed an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) directing the Reserve Bank of India to provide information regarding credit ... Read more...
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Court stays information panel’s order on banks (Lead)
December 8th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to give details ... Read more...
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Canada plans to attract more skilled immigrants in 2012
November 4th, 2011 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Nov 4 (IANS) Canada plans to attract more skilled immigrants in 2012, its Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has said.Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) plans to welcome 55,000-57,000 federal skilled ... Read more...
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Transparency panel’s order on Supreme Court cases stayed (Lead)
September 13th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commissioner (CIC) order to the Supreme Court registry to maintain data about the period for which ... Read more...
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Court stays transparency panel’s order against CBI
July 28th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order which said that "the government appears to be claiming absolute secrecy for the ... Read more...
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President declares assets worth Rs.2.5 crore
July 25th, 2011 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A farmhouse and gold jewellery worth Rs.31 lakh are listed among Rs.2.5 crore worth of assets of President Pratibha Patil, the first Indian head ... Read more...
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Court stays order to provide Tehelka report to Fernandes
July 22nd, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) A Central Information Commission (CIC) order asking the defence ministry to provide a report on the Tehelka defence deal expose to former defence minister George ... Read more...
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Governor not in RTI ambit? Court asks for affidavit
July 18th, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court Monday asked the Goa governor to state on oath that he, the president of India and speakers of ... Read more...
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No need to make emergency documents public: Court
July 12th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission's (CIC) order to the president's office to make public all documents on declaration of ... Read more...
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Meghalaya gets new chief information commissioner
July 7th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 7 (IANS) Former bureaucrat Chester Davies Kynjing was sworn-in as the new chief information commissioner (CIC) of Meghalaya Thursday at a brief ceremony at Raj Bhavan here.Governor R.S. ... Read more...
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Details of Mamata’s travel as union minister to be shared
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the railway ministry to furnish details of the domestic and foreign travel by former minister Mamata Banerjee ... Read more...
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Court stays fine imposed on Delhi airport operator
May 30th, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Mya 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday stayed a Central Information Commission (CIC) order imposing a fine of Rs.2,000 on Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for misrepresenting ... Read more...
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High court stays CIC order on apex court judgments
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday stayed an order of the Central Information Commission (CIC) that asked the Supreme Court to reveal the logic behind its ... Read more...
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In 34 years no prosecution in bonded labour cases
May 17th, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) A Right to Information (RTI) application Tuesday has revealed that in 34 years no one has so far been prosecuted under the bonded labour law, ... Read more...
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Potential therapeutic target for breast cancer identified
April 6th, 2011 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 6 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a protein that alters nutrition of breast cancer cells, which can be a potential therapeutic target in the development of effective therapies for the disease.They ... Read more...
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Keep central record of ministers’ air travel: CIC
April 1st, 2011 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Central Information Commission (CIC) has suggested that records of the domestic and international travel of union ministers could be maintained centrally by the cabinet ... Read more...
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